From knighthood to beetroot juice, 10 things we learned about Beatles drummer Ringo Starr

In a new q interview, Starr also talks about his photography, his All-Starr band, and how an illness inspired him to drum.

He was the drummer of what is arguably the most influential rock band of all time — and at 79, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is still recording albums, touring and performing.

But Starr's story is anything but a fairytale: as a child he suffered from tuberculosis; he worked on boats and in factories before hitting the bigtime; and he suffered from alcoholism that was so severe, he ended up in rehab.

Still, his love of drums never wavered, and in a new q feature interview, he talked with host Tom Power about everything from his knighthood to how he first got introduced to drumming.

Source: cbc.ca

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